Viv Forbes

Viv Forbes was raised at Wheatvale near Warwick in Queensland, the son of a long line of pioneering dairy farmers, and attended Wheatvale State School and Warwick State High School. He won an Open Scholarship to the University of Queensland and obtained a degree in Applied Science. Since graduation he has studied economics, politics, climatology and financial analysis. He completed National Service training and spent several years in the Australian Citizen Military Forces.

He has spent his life working in exploration, mining, farming, infrastructure financial analysis and political commentary. He has worked for government departments, private companies and now works as a private contractor and farmer. In all of these adventures he has been supported by his wife and partner, Judy. Judy descends from the pioneering Bell family of Sarina and was head stockman on her father’s beef cattle property near Nebo Queensland when they met, many years ago. They have two children and six grandchildren

Viv has also been a guest writer for the Asian Wall Street Journal, Business Queensland and mining newspapers. He has also been a principled political commentator, gadfly and candidate for the Australian Senate. More recently he has studied grazing management, animal nutrition, soil science and sustainable farming. He was awarded the “Australian Adam Smith Award for Services to the Free Society” in 1988, and has written widely on political, technical and economic subjects.